TY - BOOK ID - 101313998 TI - Why Jephthah's daughter weeps : a child-oriented interpretation PY - 2022 SN - 9789004508170 9789004508163 9004508163 9004508171 PB - Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, DB - UniCat KW - Menstruation in the Bible KW - Feminist criticism KW - Criticism KW - 221-055.2 KW - 221.06*91 KW - 221.06*91 Oud Testament: feministische exegese KW - Oud Testament: feministische exegese KW - 221-055.2 Vrouwen in het Oude Testament KW - Vrouwen in het Oude Testament KW - Jephthah's daughter KW - Bible. KW - Feminist criticism. KW - Menstruation in the Bible. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:101313998 AB - Why does Jephthah's daughter weep? Readers have creatively imagined the causes of her tears as she weeps upon her betulim -usually translated virginity or maidenhood. But her menstrual cycle's relation to these terms is rarely mentioned. A child-oriented theoretical and methodological foundation and research with post-menarcheal girls provide new answers to oft-raised questions about Bat-Yiphtach's weeping and her agency. Through an in-depth philological review and a focus on the "excluded middle" of the child-adult binary, this translation and interpretation of the story contribute to the field of childhood studies and shows that menarche and menstruation play a larger role in the narrative than readers have realized. ER -